Tomo Otosaka

Otosaka Rousselot Tomo Nicholas (乙坂・ルーセロ・智・ニコラス, Otosaka Tomo, born January 6, 1994 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball outfielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Tomo Otosaka
Otosaka with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Yokohama DeNA BayStars – No. 33
Outfielder
Born: (1994-01-06) January 6, 1994
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NPB debut
May 26, 2014, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
NPB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.230
Home runs10
Runs batted in53
Teams

Career

Otosaka began his professional career with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in 2012. He spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons with Yokohama's farm team, slashing .251 and .234, respectively. On May 26, 2014, Otosaka made his NPB debut, and notched his first career hit, a solo home run against the Chiba Lotte Marines, in one of only two at-bats on the year. In 2015, Otosaka played in 52 games for the BayStars, slashing .226/.276/.339 with 3 home runs and 10 RBI. For the 2016 season, Otosaka played in 55 games for the main team, hitting .270/.317/.374 with 1 home run and 8 RBI. The following season, Otosaka batted .190/.215/.333 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI in 83 games.[1] After the 2017 season, he played for the Yaquis de Obregón in the Mexican Pacific League.[2]

In 2018, Otosaka played in 73 games for Yokohama, posting a .204/.290/.226 slash line with no home runs and 7 RBI. The next season, he played in 97 games, slashing .245/.313/.358 with 2 home runs and 17 RBI. He spent the entire 2020 season with the club, making 85 appearances and hitting .208/.289/.267 with 1 home run and 7 RBI. On July 3, 2021, Otosaka was suspended from the team and ordered to stay home for the time being after it was reported that he broke team rules regarding the coronavirus and went out late to a club in Tokyo.[3]

Personal life

His father is a former American ice hockey player.[4]

References
  1. "Tomo Otosaka Japanese & Winter Leagues Statistics & History".
  2. "DeNA乙坂、メキシコ武者修行へ ウインターリーグ参加自ら申し出". スポーツニッポン (in Japanese). November 6, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  3. @NPB_Reddit (3 July 2021). "Yokohama DeNA Baystars OF Tomo Otosaka has been ordered to stay at home for the time being, after it was reported i…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. "スポーツナビ｜プロ野球｜ドラフト会議2011｜選手プロフィール". スポーツナビ. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2018.


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